Marine Energy

The generation of renewable energy from tides, waves, currents, salinity, and temperature gradients in the oceans, seas, and rivers.

Marine renewable energy (MRE), also known as ocean energy or marine and hydrokinetic energy (MHK), refers to the various ways to generate electricity from the world’s oceans, seas, and rivers. Movement of water occurs naturally in these bodies of water in the form of waves, tides, and currents. Although many are in early stages of research and development, there is a wide variety of MRE technologies capable of generating electricity from the movement of water, as well as from differences in water temperature and salinity.

The relevant technologies can be classified into the following categories:

The environmental concerns associated with MRE technologies vary substantially based on the technology type, device design, and location. The primary environmental concerns typically encompass animal collisions with dynamic devices, impacts from underwater noise, and concerns about changes to the physical environment.

Please note: Tethys classifies offshore wind energy separately from MRE.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents Related to Marine Energy

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
A Benthic Habitat Monitoring Approach for Marine and Hydrokinetic Sites Revelas, G., Sackmann, B., Jones, C. Research Study Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring Wiesebron, L., Horne, J., Scott, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Multi-criteria evaluation of wave energy projects on the south-east Australian coast Flocard, F., Ierodiaconou, D., Coghlan, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Hydroacoustic Analysis of the Effects of a Tidal Power Turbine on Fishes Viehman, H. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Integral NoiseSpotter Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F. Research Study Marine Energy Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Triton: Environmental Technologies for Marine Energy Harker-Klimes, G. Website Marine Energy
The location of offshore wave power devices structures epifaunal assemblages Langhamer, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Quantifying Pursuit-Diving Seabirds' Associations with Fine-Scale Physical Features in Tidal Stream Environments Waggitt, J., Cazenave, P., Torres, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Tidal energy site characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK Sellar, B., Sutherland, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Research Priorities for Assessing Potential Impacts of Emerging Marine Renewable Energy Technologies: Insights from Developments in Wales (UK) Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P. Journal Article Marine Energy
Effects of Pile Driving on the Residency and Movement of Tagged Reef Fish Iafrate, J., Watwood, S., Reyier, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish
Review of Information Sources to Support Connectivity Assessments under the Habitats Regulations Carse, L. Report Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Motion Analysis for Studying the Impacts of Underwater Noise upon Free Ranging Fish and Implications for Marine Energy Management Roberts, L., Perez-Dominguez, R., Elliott, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Fish
Assessment of Benthic Effects of Anchor Presence and Removal Henkel, S. Report Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project SAE Renewables Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Canada’s Advantage: A Vision for Renewable Electricity in Canada Haffner, J., Vriesendorp, W. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy
SuperGen Phase Three Monograph SuperGen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER) Report Marine Energy
Stochasticism in Noise Generated by an Array of Marine Hydrokinetic Devices Hafla, E., Johnson, E., Roberts, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
Potential of ocean thermal energy conversion in Indonesia Koto, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Tidal Lagoon Environmental Interactions: Regulator Perspective, Solution Options and Industry Challenges Mackinnon, K., Smith, H., Moore, F. Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal
Progress in Renewable Energies Offshore Soares, C. Book Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1 Project Environmental Monitoring Programme Rollings, E., Donovan, C., Eastham, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1 Project Environmental Monitoring Programme Rollings, E., Donovan, C., Eastham, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy
Numerical Simulations of the Effects of a Tidal Turbine Array on Near-Bed Velocity and Local Bed Shear Stress Gillibrand, P., Walters, R., McIlvenny, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Interactions of Aquatic Animals with the ORPC OCGen in Cobscook Bay, Maine: Monitoring Behavior Change and Assessing the Probability of Encounter with a Deployed MHK Device Zydlewski, G., Staines, G., Viehman, H. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance Fish
MASTS Marine Renewable Energy Forum: Workshop on Environmental Impacts Research Funding Miller, R. Workshop Article Marine Energy
Study on Electrification of Remote and Isolated Tropical Islands Using OTEC Hassan, M., Habib, W., Rupam, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effective Energy-Saving Device of Eco-Ship by Using Wave Propulsion Huang, S., Wu, T., Hsu, Y. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact Bicknell, A., Godley, B., Sheehan, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Invertebrates, Fish
Developing Benefit Schemes and Financial Compensation Measures for Fishermen Impacted by Marine Renewable Energy Projects Reilly, K., O'Hagan, A., Dalton, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Underwater Noise Propagation Models and its Application in Renewable Energy Parks: WaveRoller Case Study Rocha, A. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Coexistence dilemmas in European marine spatial planning practices. The case of marine renewables and marine protected areas Kyriazi, Z., Maes, F., Degraer, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Who cares? European attitudes towards marine and coastal environments Potts, T., Pita, C., O'Higgins, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
ScotRenewables SR2000 at EMEC Orbital Marine Power Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Assessment of Potential Impact of Electromagnetic Fields from Undersea Cable on Migratory Fish Behavior Kavet, R., Wyman, M., Klimley, A. Report Marine Energy Attraction, EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Semi-Active Control of Sound Radiated From an Elastic Circular Plate Integrated With Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorbers Hemmatian, M., Sedaghati, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Recent Developments in Ocean Energy and Offshore Wind: Financial Challenges and Environmental Misconceptions Esteban, M., Gasparatos, A., Doll, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Decommissioning of the SeaGen Tidal Turbine in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland: Environmental Statement MarineSpace Ltd Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Funding and Financial Supports for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia MacDougall, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Biocide-Free Antifouling on Insulating Surface by Wave-Driven Triboelectrification-Induced Potential Oscillation Zhao, X., Tian, J., Kuang, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Chemicals
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